[512] "Where was the fifth pārājika for bhikkhunīs laid down by that Blessed One who knows, who sees, the Arahant, the Perfectly Enlightened One?" "It was laid down at Sāvatthī." "With reference to whom?" "With reference to the bhikkhunī Sundarīnandā." "Concerning what matter?" "Concerning the matter that the bhikkhunī Sundarīnandā, being filled with lust, consented to bodily contact with a male person who was filled with lust." "Is there in that case a laying down (paññatti), a supplementary laying down (anupaññatti), a laying down before an occasion had arisen (anuppannapaññatti)?" "There is one laying down; there is no supplementary laying down or laying down before an occasion had arisen in that case." "Is it a laying down [applying] everywhere, or a laying down [applying] in certain regions?" "A laying down [applying] everywhere." "Is it a laying down shared [by both Saṅghas], or a laying down not shared?" "A laying down not shared." "A laying down for one side, or a laying down for both?" "A laying down for one side." "Of the four recitations of the Pātimokkha, in which is it included, in which is it comprised?" "It is included in the introduction (nidāna), comprised in the introduction." "By which recitation does it come up for recitation?" "It comes up for recitation by the second recitation." "Of the four failures (vipatti), which failure is it?" "Failure of virtue." "Of the seven classes of offenses (āpattikkhandha), which class of offense is it?" "The class of pārājika offense." "Of the six originations of offenses, by how many originations does it originate?" "It originates by one origination: it originates from body and from mind (citta), not from speech." "Of the four legal issues (adhikaraṇa), which legal issue is it?" "A legal issue arising from an offense." "Of the seven settlements (samatha), by how many settlements is it settled?" "It is settled by two settlements: by settlement in the presence (sammukhāvinaya) and by acting upon acknowledgment (paṭiññātakaraṇa)." "What therein is the discipline (vinaya), what therein is the higher discipline (abhivinaya)?" "The laying down is the discipline; the analysis is the higher discipline." "What therein is the Pātimokkha, what therein is the higher Pātimokkha (adhipātimokkha)?" "The laying down is the Pātimokkha; the analysis is the higher Pātimokkha." "What is failure?" "Non-restraint is failure." "What is success?" "Restraint (saṃvara) is success." "What is the practice?" "That, having undertaken it for as long as life lasts, to the limit of one's breath, [resolving] 'I shall not do such a deed,' one trains in the training rules — that is the practice." "For how many reasons was the fifth pārājika laid down by the Blessed One for the bhikkhunīs?" "For ten reasons the fifth pārājika was laid down by the Blessed One for the bhikkhunīs: for the excellence of the Saṅgha, for the comfort of the Saṅgha, for the restraint of ill-behaved bhikkhunīs, for the comfortable abiding of well-behaved bhikkhunīs, for the restraint of taints (āsava) pertaining to the present life, for the warding off of taints pertaining to future lives, for inspiring confidence in those without confidence, for the increase of confidence in those already confident, for the continuance of the true Dhamma, and for the fostering of the discipline." "Who train [in it]?" "Trainees (sekkha) and virtuous ordinary persons train." "Who have completed the training?" "Arahants have completed the training." "Wherein is it established?" "It is established in those who desire the training." "Who bear it in mind?" "Those for whom it is in force bear it in mind." "Whose word is it?" "The word of the Blessed One, the Arahant, the Perfectly Enlightened One." "By whom was it handed down?" "It has been handed down through the succession [of teachers]."
Upāli, Dāsaka, and Soṇaka, likewise Siggava,
with Moggaliputta as the fifth — these in [the land] called glorious Jambu.
Then Mahinda, Iṭṭiya, Uttiya, and Sambala,
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These nāgas of great wisdom, knowers of the Vinaya, skilled in the path,
proclaimed the Vinaya Piṭaka in the island of Tambapaṇṇi.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.